Join the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonians National Museum of Asian Art, for a series of three timely and wide-ranging online conversations about religion and spirituality in the museum. Featured speakers include Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, Krista Tippett of the On Being podcast, American Zen priestess Reverend angel Kyodo williams, Chase F. Robinson, director of the Freer and Sackler, and many more.

Wednesday, July 22, 6pm EDTAmerican Zen priestess angel Kyodo williams, art historian Yukio Lippit of Harvard University, and museum curator Frank Feltens will discuss Buddhism, spirituality, and engagement with the world.

Wednesday, July 29, 6pm EDTSmithsonian leaders and broadcaster Krista Tippett explore how the role of museums has shifted and how we can plan for our post-Covid existence.

Wednesday, August 5, 6pm EDTLeading scholars of religion and sociology conduct a thought-provoking discussion about the changing role of spirituality in our country today.

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Interested? Registration is now open!

Visit asia.si.edu to learn more about each event in the series and the featured panelists. Contact [emailprotected] with questions.

This series of events is made possible by the Lilly Foundation Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.

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Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries Host Conversations on Religion and Spirituality in Museums - Hyperallergic